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Junkyard Find: 1970 Volvo 145

The Truth About Cars

What was the last year in which you could buy a new car in the United States with a manual choke lever from the factory? Why didn't someone buy it for cheap and drive it to a place like Michigan or Vermont, where some say that Volvo fanatics will pay five figures for any rust-free 145 or 245?

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$67 Oil Has All The Majors Converging in Argentina

Green Car Congress

That means consumers are not reaping the benefits of cheap fuel. Regulated oil prices can buy YPF—and other companies, including YPF’s joint venture partner, Chevron—some space to continue to drill and bring costs down. “We Nick Cunningham is a Vermont-based writer on energy and environmental issues.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

A limit was imposed on emissions from the power plants, and utilities were allowed to buy and sell permits to comply. It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Flexible Debt Capital.

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